Bus Rabat has two bus stations – the main gare routière ( Offline map Place Mohammed
Zerktouni) where most buses depart and arrive, and the less chaotic CTM station (Offline map )
, situated about 3km southwest of the city centre on the road to Casablanca. The main station
has a left-luggage service (per item per day Dh5; 6am-11pm) . To get to the town centre
from either station, take bus 30 (Dh5), the tram or a petit taxi (Dh30).
Arriving by bus from the north, you may pass through central Rabat, so it’s worth asking if
you can be dropped off in town. Otherwise, you could save some time by alighting at Salé and
taking the tram into central Rabat. Buses include:
Agadir Dh220, 10 hours, three daily
Casablanca Dh35, 1½ hours, every hour
Er-Rachidia Dh155, 10 hours, one daily
Fez Dh70, 3½ hours, nine daily
Laâyoune Dh420, 22½ hours, one daily
Marrakesh Dh130, five hours, 10 daily
Nador Dh155, 9½ hours, one daily
Oujda Dh155, 9½ hours, one daily
Tangier Dh100, 4½ hours, five daily
Tetouan Dh100, five hours, one daily
There are also international services to Barcelona (Dh1220), Madrid (Dh940) and Paris
(Dh1380).
Car Rabat has no shortage of local car-rental agencies – most of which offer cheaper rates
than these international agencies.
Avis Offline map Google map ( 0537 72 18 18; 7 Rue Abou Faris al-Marini)
Budget Offline map Google map ( 0530 20 05 20; Rabat Ville train station, Ave Mohammed V)
Europcar Offline map Google map ( 0537 72 23 28; 25 Rue Patrice Lumumba)
Hertz Offline map Google map ( 0537 70 73 66; 467 Ave Mohammed V).
City-centre parking restrictions apply from 8am to noon and 2pm to 7pm Monday to Saturday;
meters cost Dh3 per hour. There’s a convenient car park near the junction of Ave Hassan II and
Ave Mohammed V.
Taxi Grands taxis leave for Casablanca (Dh40) from just outside the intercity bus station. Other
grands taxis leave for Fez (Dh60), Meknès (Dh45) and Salé (Dh5) from a lot off Ave Hassan II
behind the Hôtel Bou Regreg.
Train Train is the most convenient way to arrive in Rabat, as the sparkly new Rabat Ville train
station ( Offline map ) is right in the centre of town (not to be confused with Rabat Agdal train
station to the west of the city). The station has a food court and wi-fi, as well as Budget car-
rental and Supratours offices.
Trains run every 30 minutes from 6am to 10.30pm between Rabat Ville and Casa-Port train
stations (Dh35) and Kenitra (Dh15, 30 minutes). Taking the train to Mohammed V Airport
(Dh75, 1½ hours) in Casablanca requires a change at Casa Voyageurs or at Aïn Sebaa.
On all long-distance routes there’s always one late-night ordinaire train among the rapide
services (Click here for information on train classes). Second-class rapide services include Fez
(Dh80, three hours, hourly), Marrakesh (Dh120, 4½ hours, nine daily), Meknès (Dh 65, two